patpatel Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) I'm selling my DeGier Origin Custom 5 Jazz Bass Handmade by Dutch luthier Sander De Gier Body: Alder Neck: Maple, with slanted headstock Fingerboard: Birds eye Maple Neck Color: Vintage color TS, pickguard white Pickups: Nordstrand Big split coil Electronics: Aguilar OBP-3 preamp Bridge: Custom De Gier / ETS Tuners: Hipshot ultralight Bag: De Gier heavy leather gigbag Bolt-on neck 34" scale. Aguilar OBP3 electronics with active/passive push/pull-pot and push/pull-pot for the mid frequency (400/800Hz). The string spacing at the bridge is 18 mm. The bass is lightweight (about 4,1kg) and very well balanced, the tone is superb, very even, and, to use a clichee, like a 'jazz on stereoids'. B string is great, better than any other 5 stringer I've tried. Great playability, very low action is possible, if that's your thing. This video gives a good impression of the sound (sorry it's in German). This is actually the exact same bass that I'm selling: h t t p s : //dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1830383/De%20Gier%20Origin%20Custom%205%20Sunburst.flv [color=#000000][font=Helvetica][size=1][b][url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWz4OmB7ua8&feature=youtu.be"]https://www.youtube....eature=youtu.be[/url][/b][/size][/font][/color] De Gier website: [url="http://www.degierguitars.com/origin"]http://www.degierguitars.com/origin[/url] Here's Richard Bona playing a De Gier bass: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUyWJT-90nE"]https://www.youtube....h?v=VUyWJT-90nE[/url] The bass is in immaculate condition, can't find any scratches or dents. The only two details I want to mention are that the mid pot doesn't snap into place when it's in the middle/flat position and that the zip of the leather bag only opens one way. So why are you selling this bass you might ask.... well, it was an experiment too see how I would get on with an active non-Fender bass... and the answer is, even though the DeGier is a much better bass than my Fender, I still prefer the 20 frets neck of my Fender (probably just because I got so used to it) and can't really justify keeping both. The bass is located in Austria, but will of course ship to the UK and the rest of Europe. Any questions just send me a PM. Only trade option: Vintage Music Man Sabre Edited January 31, 2015 by patpatel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbasisten Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Hi Trade it for a Cirrus USA 5 in Redwood? [email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patpatel Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Sorry, forgot to mention - not interested in trades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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three Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 this looks lovely to me and excellent quality (I'd assume) for the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patpatel Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 Thanks, the quality is excellent indeed. Can't be too bad when Marcus Miller and Richard Bona play one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patpatel Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 ok, one trade option added: Vintage Music Man Sabre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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patpatel Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 No one interested in this? I think it's a fair price, they are around £ 2200 new.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 i think Sander makes one of the finest electric basses ever produced,.. i played a bebop of a friend in London, and it was possibly one of the best jazz basses I've ever played. it was really just something else, very light, very resonant. superb tone, Lindy Fralin pickups. i believe Marcus Miller bought the first production BeBop's he made. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patpatel Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Thanks Bubinga, this bass is really one of the best jazz bass fivers I've ever played, great b-string too. if it was passive with 20 frets I would never sell it. just got too used to the ole fender style (might try a bebop at some point ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hector Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 As a bebop owner: get one! Get one immediately. Sell a kidney, remortgage your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patpatel Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 if the bebop's the same quality as the origin custom plus fender measurements I might just do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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